No evidence for association between BMI and 10 candidate genes at ages 4, 7 and 10 in a large UK sample of twins

• Main Authors: Wardle Jane (Author), Docherty Sophia J (Author), Butcher Lee M (Author), Haworth Claire MA (Author), Plomin Robert (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p/> <p>Background</p> <p>Over the last decade, associations between Body Mass Index (BMI) and a variety of candidate genes have been reported, but samples have almost all been limited to adults. The purpose of the present study was to test the developmental origins of some o...